spup18 Aug 2015 12:25
very nice appointment ,Vernalis plc - Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Vernalis plc announces that Ms Lisa Amster Schoenberg, aged 48, has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 September 2015.
Ms Schoenberg has extensive marketing experience of pharmaceutical products in both primary and secondary care in the US. For the past two years, she has acted as pharmaceutical marketing consultant to a number of organisations. From 1993 until 2013 Ms Schoenberg worked for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (US) in a number of senior marketing positions, culminating as VP Sales & Marketing, Growth Brands USA. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1988, Ms Schoenberg joined Amster & Co as Financial Analyst. She then undertook an MBA at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, specialising in Healthcare Management and Marketing, before joining AstraMerck in 1993.
Peter Fellner, Chairman of Vernalis plc, commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Lisa to the Vernalis Board. Her experience in launching and commercialising products in the US market in both primary care and speciality medicines and her knowledge of the changing US marketing environment and how it is likely to evolve will be invaluable for the Board. We look forward to her contribution, as we continue to build value for Vernalis' shareholders."
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